Session 16 Traffic Stop

Define the term 'Reasonable Suspicion'.

• Reasonable suspicion is a legal standard that allows law enforcement officers to stop and briefly detain a person if they have a reasonable belief, based on specific facts, that the person is involved in criminal activity.

• Reasonable suspicion is the requirement that police must have a warrant before making any arrest.

• Reasonable suspicion is a legal term that refers to a person's right to remain silent during questioning.

• Reasonable suspicion is the standard that allows officers to search a person's home without any evidence.

Define the term 'Probable Cause'.

• Probable cause is a legal standard that requires a reasonable amount of suspicion, supported by circumstances sufficiently strong to justify a prudent belief that a person has committed or is committing a crime.

• Probable cause is the process of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

• Probable cause is a term used to describe a police officer's intuition or personal belief without any supporting evidence.

• Probable cause is the requirement that all suspects must be detained without any evidence.

What are 'Excited Utterances'?

• Excited utterances are statements made spontaneously by a person in response to a startling event or condition, considered an exception to the hearsay rule in court.

• Excited utterances are formal statements made after careful consideration and reflection.

• Excited utterances are written statements submitted as evidence without any verbal component.

• Excited utterances are statements made by an expert witness during a trial.

What does 'Furtive move' mean?

• A furtive move refers to a suspicious or secretive movement that may indicate a person is hiding something or acting with criminal intent.

• A furtive move is a type of dance performed in public.

• A furtive move means moving quickly in a straight line.

• A furtive move refers to a loud and attention-seeking action.

A police officer may stop you if they have a hunch that something is wrong?

• True

• False

A traffic stop may lead to the arrest of the driver or someone in the vehicle.

• True

• False

After being arrested, your first call is to your lawyer.

• True

• False

During an interrogation, a police officer is allowed to lie to you?

• True

• False

After pulling over for a traffic stop, you are to immediately get out of the vehicle so that the police officer can search the vehicle.

• True

• False

A furtive move while pulled over may result in a dangerous situation.

• True

• False